I'm changing my previous answer. A few hours ago I tried making my own barbecue sauce for the first time. I followed a recipe to the 'T' except for the kosher salt. I left it out due to the sodium content. Man, that's good stuff. That recipe makes the best sauce I've ever had but I'm still going to tweak it just a bit. It's really close to what I consider perfect. The only criticism I have is that it's a bit too sweet for me. The guy who published the recipe said it's a bit sweet for him but some people like it that way. I'll have to work on this.

We love shacks BBQ. Recipe is free on line and you can make it at home. Really a good sweet & vinegar base sauce. I make one hot and one not and every body enjoys it. Really nice thing also you pour into catsup bottles and put on shelf to store. Don't need refrigeration. I've had a couple bottles close to a year and still good.

Just saw this...A little late but had to say we found a good sauce in Atlanta. Fat Matts. I usually make my own, thanks to those who've helped, but when I'm out we go to the shelf and grab some Fat Matts.Usually doctor it up though...

This one works well for me ! I change it somewhat to make it my own but this is a good basic bbq sauce . reminds me of Sweet baby Ray's and Bull's Eye Bold mixed half and half .

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 1/2 cups ketchup

1/2 cup apple cider

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard

2 teaspoons paprika

2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper

2 dashes hot pepper sauce

Directions

In a blender, combine brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, water and Worcestershire sauce. Season with mustard, paprika, salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce. Blend until smooth. Bring to boil stirring often .

Footnotes

FOOTNOTE

This will fill a 32 ounce ketchup bottle exactly. Cut back on the brown sugar to make it less sweet, or add more Worcestershire for more 'steak sauce' appeal.